–black-ish has cast Jenifer Lewis (Meet the Browns, Strong Medicine) to play Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) overbearing mom in a recurring role. Lewis’ character Ruby is described as follows: “She smothers pork chops with gravy, Dre with love, and would like to flat out smother [Dre’s wife] Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), who feels the same way about her.” She will make her first appearance later this season. http://tvline.com/2014/09/30/black-ish-cast-jenifer-lewis-anthony-anderson-mother/

-Fox is remaking Big. Loosely based on the film, it will tell a new story that explores the line between being a kid and an adult–and how those things are more confused than ever in today’s world. Biegel (Cougar Town) and Royce (Men of a Certain Age) will write and executive produce the comedy, which has given a script commitment, and would potentially air as an event series. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/30/fox-big-remake-enlisted-producers/

–The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will set up shop at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix following NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIX and a special episode of The Blacklist on Sunday, February 1, 2015. Following the game, Fallon will spend a week in Los Angeles from Feb 2-5–marking the Tonight Show’s first visit west since it returned to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York earlier this year. Shows will be taped at Universal Studios Hollywood. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tonight-show-sets-super-bowl-736769

-FX has also ordered comedy pilot Pariah from the guys behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The half-hour comedy stars Bill Burr (Breaking Bad) and is about a volatile TV personality Joe Abbott who is exiled from show business after an on-air meltdown and is forced to navigate society as a man with no apparent skills. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/01/fx-pariah-its-always-sunny-pilot/

-Netflix has ordered Kong–King of the Apes, an animated children’s series set in 2050 San Francisco. The series is a fresh take on the classic King Kong story, Alcatraz Island has been transformed into a natural history and marine preserve, but chaos ensues when Kong becomes public enemy No. 1. The villian that framed him unleashes an army of gigantic robotic dinosaurs on the world and Kong is the only creature strong enough to stop them. He enlists the help of three young humans, who risk their lives to help Kong evade capture. The 12 half-hours episodes will debut worldwide in 2016. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-orders-king-kong-animated-737206

-Fox has once again cut down on Utopia airings. From now on, the show will only air on Fridays (and has been yanked from Tuesday nights). Instead, Fox is going to launch the second season of Masterchef Junior in the Tuesday 8pm slot starting Nov 4. Next week, Fox will encore its Family Guy/Simpsons crossover episode in the time period, then have animated repeats the following week. Then Fox’s World Series coverage will take over the night until the premiere of Masterchef Junior, which was originally intended for Friday night. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/01/fox-pulls-utopia/

-Disney has renewed Star Wars Rebels for second season on Disney XD. The series officially begins its first season on October 13 on Disney XD but tomorrow night (October 3) Disney Channel will broadcast a movie, Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion ahead of the series. http://deadline.com/2014/10/disney-renew-star-wars-rebels-844725/

-Netflix has announced that its new original series Marco Polo will have a December 12 premiere date for all 10 episodes. The series is a historical saga which focuses on Polo’s sojourn into 13th-century China, then ruled by Kublai Khan. They also released 5 sneak peek photos which you can check out in the link below. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/28/netflix-marco-polo-premiere/

-Warner Bros. TV is eyeing a possible revival of the hit show Full House. The show may return with some of the original cast intact, including John Stamos, who is actively working to get the show back on the air. The show’s creator Jeff Franklin would pen the revival, with cast members Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and Andrea Barber each playing a role in the project. Bob Saget and Dave Coulier would also be involved, though it’s unclear in what capacity. There is no network attached yet, and the project is in very early stages of pre-production. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/26/full-house-revival/

-Steve Zahn (Treme, Mind Games, Joy Ride) has joined Modern Family for its sixth season in a key role as the Dunphy’s horrible new neighbor. He will play “Ronnie,” the husband of an annoying family that moves in next door to the Dunphys. It is described as a recurring guest-star role. Modern Family returns to ABC on Wednesday, September 24. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/25/modern-family-steve-zahn/

-Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) has joined Parks and Recreation for at least one episode (possibly more) during its final season. She will play the nanny to Leslie and Ben’s triplets. The seventh and final season of the show is expected to premiere in 2015. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/22/parks-recreation-rachel-dratch/

-Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) is set to executive produce a new series Debt, a satire of the 2008 financial meltdown in New York based on Rachel Carey’s 2013 novel of the same name. The project for ABC Family begins a new trend about programs targeted towards older women. The story follows a young woman in her 20s who works as an SAT tutor to pay off her college loans and discovers that everyone she knows is in somebody’s “debt.” The series is in very early pre-production and has not even hired a writer yet. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/01/ellen-pompeo-debt-abc-family-drama/

-Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) will play Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch as a guest-starring arc on Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine for its second season. Deputy Chief Wuntch is a longtime foil of Andre Braugher’s Captain Holt and she aims to take down the 9-9. Brooklyn Nine-Nine begins its second season on Sunday, September 28 at 8:30/7:30c on Fox. Sedgwick’s first appearance is in Episode 2. http://tvline.com/2014/07/29/kyra-sedgwick-brooklyn-nine-nine-season-2/

-Mozhan Marno (House of Cards) has been added to The Blacklist’s second season as a series regular. She has been cast as Tamar Katzman, a former Mossad agent and incredibly intuitive spy who goes head to head with Raymond Reddington (James Spader). She’ll make her debut in the season two premier set for Monday, September 22 on NBC. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/blacklist-adds-house-cards-alum-721934

-TV Land has also ordered Jim Gaffigan’s CBS sitcom, The Gaffigan Show, pilot to series. The single-camera sitcom is inspired by the comedian’s real life and will chronicle “one man’s struggle in New York City to find a balance between fatherhood, stand-up comedy, and an insatiable appetite.” The series will debut next year and episodes will also re-air within a week on sister network Comedy Central. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/29/tv-land-jim-gaffigan-sitcom-michael-ian-black/

-Nickelodeon has ordered a live-action comedy 100 Things to Do Before High School to series which will consist of 26 half-hour episodes. 100 Things to Do follows three best friends as they navigate the highs and lows of middle school, with the help of a bucket list of adventures that help them overcome class cliques, terrifying bullies, and clueless teachers. Production begins this fall. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nickelodeon-orders-100-things-do-722115

-Nickelodeon is adapting School of Rock for the silver screen! Based of the 2003 Jack Black comedy movie of the same name, the show will follow the misadventures of Dewey Finn, a down-on-his luck musician who fakes his way into a substitute teaching job at a prep school where he shows a group of classically-trained kids the way of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. The show is on track to air next spring with production beginning in the fall. The cast has yet to be announced but it seems unlikely that Black will return for the show but maybe Miranda Cosgrove will, who played the teacher’s pet, Summer Hathaway, in the movie. http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/school-rock-tv-series-headed-nickelodeon-20140805